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āraññakā

āraññaka

masc nom pl of āraññaka (adj); fem nom sg of āraññaka (adj); fem nom pl of āraññaka (adj); nt nom pl of āraññaka (adj); …

1. forest; wild; related to woods
2. forest monk; forest dwelling ascetic; lit. related to the forest

Etymology. √ar > ār + aṇa + ya + *ka; from √ar 'move, attain'; Sanskrit āraṇyaka [ṛ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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